Buckle.



R. A. BROWN.

' BUGKL'E.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 8, 1909.

Patented J an. 9, 1912.

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BUCKLE.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 9, 1912.

Application filed October 8, 1909. Serial No. 521,680.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Rorr. A...BRowN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

y invention relates to an improvement in buckles designed and adaptedmore particularly for use on mens garments, such as trousers, overalls,Suspenders and the like, but not necessarily limited to such use, andthe invention consists in a one-piece buckle provided with a cross-barover which the strap is adapted to bedrawn to tighten the same, andteeth to engage said strap separated from and yet related to said bar insuch way as will permit the strap to be drawn as tightly as desiredwithout being injured by the said teeth and which holds such relation tothe teeth that when pull on the strap is relaxed the teeth willAimmediately and automatically engage and become set therein and holdthe strap.

drawings, Figure 1 is a plan or top view of the buckle and Fig. 2 is anedge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom view. Figs. 4 and 5 are crosssections of the buckle with sections of the strap thereon as hereinaftermore particularly described. Fig. 6 is a cross section of a modificationof the buckle.

As shown in Figs. l to 5 the buckle is stamped up from suitable sheetmetal to the desired shape and size and has cross portions or bars 2, 3and 4 and side bars 5. The two outer bars 2 and 4 and referred to alsoas end bars though the buckle is shown as about square, are bent tosubstantially right angles transversely with an externally rounded edgeor angle, and the'bar 4 is plain and straight at both edges while bar 2is plain and smooth at its outer engaging edge a and its inner edge isprovided with one ormore teeth b, three in this instance, projectinginward in a plane somewhat below the inner edges of the sides of thebuckle but corresponding thereto in the main and l preferably depressedsomewhat at the points to insure prompt engagement. Transversely of thebuckle the edge a and the points of the teeth are on substantially thesame plane, so that the top of said crossbar 2 and the teeth b are inparallel planes but spaced apart something more than the depth of thebuckle, as shown.

- The said cross-bar Vnovel in this that it has edge a over which strapS is adapted to be S represents the tightening strap and S the carryingstrap for the buckle, and the said carrying strap is engaged about thecross-bar 3 while the strap S is drawn over the same afterengagementvwith teeth o and threaded under cross-bar 4, as inFig. 5. 3is shown as depressed between its ends in respect to the sides of thebuckle relatively as seen in Fig. 4, so that when both straps lie overthe same as shown there will be no hump on the front of the buckle andthe strapswill be mostly on the inside or within the sides of the buckleproper.

N ow referring specifically to the cross-bar 2, it will be seen thatsaid bar is original and a plain smooth outer drawn or pulled whentightening of the strap is required and teeth b distributed along theinner edge of said bar and extending inward in a plane substantiallyparallel to the face thereof and terminating in points substantially ina plane with said edge transversely of the buckle. It follows that whenthere is a tightening pull on the end of strap S its real engagement iswith edge a and it slips over the back of teeth b and does not reallycatch on the points thereof. This enables tightening of the strap to beeffected without fraying it out or tearing the threads thereof on thesaid teeth, but the teeth are in such position and relationnotwithstanding that they will and do instantly engage the strap andhold it when pull is relaxed by the hand. The inner plain edge a, of bar2 is therefore its pulling or tightening edge, and the lower edge withits teeth o is the engaging or holding edge, and the manner of use isplainly shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 6 shows a modification in this chiefly that the cross-bars 6 and 7at its ends have rounded inner edges o corresponding to edge o; in theother views and the middle crossbar 9 is likewise rounded over its backtransversely, while the teeth Z are within the plane of the bottom orinner edges of the side bars l0. This particular style of buckle also isof greater depth than the one shown in the other views and ofcorrespondingl greater strength, and enables the teeth d to be retiredwithin the plane of the inner edges of the sides 10 of the buckle andthe middle cross bar 9, thus preventing possible engagement by the teethof clothing against which the buckle may rest. The inner edges of theside bars lO also are turned inward as indicated by 8 and incontinuation of the turn or flange c on the end cross-bars.

Practically cross-bar 2 represents the front end of the handle andcross-bar 4c the rear end or rear of the buckle. By arranging the teethon the inner edge of the front cross-bar as shown I greatly facilitatethe use of the buckle and render it more convenient than would otherwisebe possible.

In operation or use and to release the buckle place the thumb on therear bar 4:, and the two front fingers under front bar 2, pushing thestrap S off the teeth as pressure is exerted on bar 4, and a quick pullupward being given to the bar 2 makes it possible to release very easilyand quickly.

What l claim is:

1. A one-piece buckle having a flanged bar extending across one endthereof and having flanged sides substantially the Jfull depth of saidbar and said bar provided with .teeth at its inner edge projectinglaterally and terminating substantially in line with the outer edge ofsaid bar and approximately in the same plane as the inner edges of saidside flanges.

2. A one-piece buckle having cross-bars at its ends and a cross-bar atits middle provided with plain edges and depressed between its ends to aplane beneath the face of the buckle, and one of said end cross-barshaving a smooth outer edge on the face of the buckle and a series ofsharpened teeth along its inner edge terminating substantially inversely of the buckle and spaced from said outer edge approximately thefull depth of the buckle between its face and bottom.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

H. D. LINGLE, C. C. CHAPMAN.'

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